Press Releases

Posted 3rd April 2020

Estonia gives 125 million EUR for fossil fuel production despite the need to tackle both coronavirus and climate crisis

The Estonian Government decided to allocate 125 million EUR in aid to the state-owned company Eesti Energia for the construction of a shale oil plant. This decision is irresponsible in light of the ongoing pandemic, Estonia’s future and EU’s climate goals.

“Unify: Bringing the EU together on Climate Action” project aims to align EU climate target and funds with the Paris Agreement

A Consortium of 11 NGOs across the EU are proud to announce the official launch of “Unify: Bringing the EU together on Climate Action” project which aims to show the potential to increase climate ambition in three key policy processes: programming for the use of EU funding at the national level, National Energy and Climate […]

New report calls on EU countries to ramp up their 2030 energy and climate plans

This report released in November 2019 indicates how much progress has been made since the European Commission published its recommendations on each Member State’s draft NECP. Despite some improvements, Member States need to do more in the next month to ensure that they at least meet the EU’s 2030 objectives, let alone the objectives of the Paris Agreement.